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If you knew your future child would inherit a fatal genetic disease, would you use gene editing to prevent it, or accept the natural risk to preserve genetic diversity?
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Why this dilemma matters
Every new capability quietly removes a previous choice — the question is whether that trade is worth it. Choosing “Edit the genes to eliminate the disease, ensuring the child lives a healthy life” prioritises what the system makes easy; choosing “Refuse the edit, upholding the natural human gene pool and avoiding unintended consequences” gives more weight to what it makes invisible.
Worth asking yourself
- Could you reverse the choice if it backfired?
- Does ease here come at someone else’s expense?
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